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Easy Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Serves 7 $3.55 est. / serving

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Estimated ingredient cost$24.86For the whole recipe · ingredients used
Easy Chocolate Zucchini Cake
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  1. 01

    Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9x13 baking pan.

  2. 02

    In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar substitute, sugar, and sour cream on medium speed for one minute. Add eggs, applesauce, and vanilla; beat one minute longer.

  3. 03

    Combine the flour, baking cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating just until blended. Stir in zucchini.

  4. 04

    Transfer to pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

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File:Schokoladenkuchen (4353855276).jpg — Katrin Gilger. Schokoladenkuchen

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  • Sugar

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  • Sour cream

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  • Egg

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  • Vanilla extract

    File:Homemade Vanilla Extract (4107750384).jpg — Veganbaking.net from USA. Homemade Vanilla Extract

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  • All-purpose flour

    File:All-Purpose Flour (4107895947).jpg — Veganbaking.net from USA. All-Purpose Flour

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  • Baking soda, dried

    File:No name sans nom baking soda.jpg — Michael Francis McCarthy. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sagamiono/4299196396/

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  • Salt

    File:Table salt (53686886134).jpg — Conall from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. table salt. Original embedded copyright notice: CONALLMCCAUGHEY

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  • Plain dairy buttermilk

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  • Zucchini

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